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High Court acquits businessman of US$1 million fraud
The High Court has overturned the conviction of Spartan Security (Pvt) Ltd and its director, businessman Luka Ignatius Fabris, in a high-profile fraud case involving US$1 million. In a ruling delivere...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:17hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Court acquits Umzingwane chief executive
UMZINGWANE Rural District Council chief executive Ndumiso Mpofu was on Wednesday last week acquitted at the close of the State's case where he was being charged with criminal abuse of office.M...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean court acquits Indian business mogul
HARARE Magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro has acquitted Indian businessman Munir Kazi for allegedly swindling foreign currency dealers of US$765 000.Kazi and his co-accused Andre Hoffman ap...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court acquits father who axed daughter to death
A SHAMVA man murdered his minor daughter in cold blood last year after he went into a ‘trance' at his homestead in Madhishi Village, Shamva, the High Court heard recently.Zexteen ...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High Court acquits caged MDC-Alliance members
THE High Court has acquitted former MDC-Alliance Mashonaland Central provincial youth chairman Tonderai Samu alongside four others who were serving four years for obstructing or endangering free movem...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court acquits student teachers accused of staging illegal demo
HARARE magistrate Judith Taruvinga Friday freed 10 students who were facing allegations of staging an unsanctioned demonstration at Belvedere Teachers College.The ten are students Belvedere Te...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Magistrates acquits 3 women for police station protest
A Chinhoyi Magistrate has acquitted three women charged with public violence and causing damage at a police station in 2020.Sabina Jiri (54), Naomi Brahim (42) and Eunice Muchenje (52) faced c...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court acquits ex-Harare town clerk Mahachi
FORMER Harare City town clerk Tendai Mahachi has been acquitted by the Supreme Court in a matter where he was accused of criminal abuse of office by corruptly awarding millions of United States dollar...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe court acquits slogan chanting duo
HARARE Magistrate Barbra Mateko on Thursday set free two Harare residents who had been on trial on charges of disorderly conduct for allegedly chanting a slogan while attending a court session for pro...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 12:48hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
Magistrate acquits ARTUZ leader, convicts another
A MASVINGO magistrate has acquitted Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure of violence charges but convicted the union's provincial gender and welfare secretary...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Court acquits man accused of demonstrating in support of Hopewell Chin'ono
Bulawayo Magistrate Shepherd Mjanja has acquitted a 22-year-old Muzingaye Thaka represented by Lison Ncube of ZLHR, who had been on trial after he was arrested on 30 July for embarking on a one-man de...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 17:18hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Court frees 'Baba Jukwa'
A Harare magistrate has acquitted former Sunday Mail Editor Editor Kudzayi of contravening section 32 of Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act by possessing a camouflage umbrella.He was r...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 14:04hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Court acquits first batch of protesters
Seven people have been acquitted of committing public violence crimes during anti-government protests.The six Chinhoyi residents, namely: Obey Zirota aged 37 years, Simbarashe Mubaira Kuenda, ...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim court acquits pastor Mugadza over anti-govt protest
A prominent Zimbabwean cleric, who prophesied that President Robert Mugabe would die in 2017, has been set free by a magistrate in Zimbabwe.Pastor Patrick Mugadza, 46, of the Remnant Church wa...Published: 21 May 2018 at 10:36hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
In defence of Psychology Maziwisa
Last week a discussion forum was held in Harare featuring prominent youth leaders under the theme, "Zimbabwe: The Task At Hand - A View from Young Professionals".Among the speakers were lawyer...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Zimbabwe court acquits ex-Rhodesia premier's grandson
A Bulawayo magistrate has acquitted former Rhodesian Premier Howard Unwin Moffat's grandson, Robert Bruce, of charges of illegal occupation of gazetted land.Bruce has since 2015 been embro...Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Court acquits teachers' union leader over POSA
MUREHWA Magistrate Learnmore Mapiye has discharged and acquitted Obert Masaraure, the President of the Rural Teachers Union in Zimbabwe (RTUZ), who had been on trial for allegedly contravening some pr...Published: 17 Oct 2016 at 16:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Biased' magistrate acquits colleague
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has castigated a Bulawayo magistrate for alleged bias after she acquitted a colleague on a charge of malicious damage to property. Batanai Tuwe recentl...Published: 16 May 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Cairo court acquits Gaddafi cousin
Cairo - A Cairo court Monday acquitted a cousin and former aide of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi of the attempted murder of two Egyptian police, judicial sources said.Ahmed Gaddafi al-Da...Published: 09 Dec 2013 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Elections - dangling the mascot of reforms
In the absence of a big, permeating idea, the two MDC formations shall continue to play round and round with the two Rs: reforms and registration. This is the more reason Zanu-PF will have to be force...Published: 01 Jun 2013 at 06:57hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
ICC acquits Congolese ex-militia boss of war crimes
The Hague - The International Criminal Court acquitted Congolese ex-militia boss Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui of war crimes on Tuesday, saying prosecutors failed to prove him guilty of the murder of 200 peop...Published: 18 Dec 2012 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fergie to try out Bolt in Real Madrid match
Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson told Inside United that he will happily give the Jamaican sprint legend, Usain Bolt his chance to take to the field in the club's annual charity clash aga...Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 06:24hrs | | by Sports Reporter
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